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joint is malformed, no cartilage, bone spur growing on top of my foot. here's a bigger version of the image (NB this is from 5+ years ago, it's probably worse now):

http://deadspin.com/aaron-hicks-rockets-a-105-mph-throw-to-nail-a-runner-at-1772175565

fastest throw ever recorded in an MLB game, apparently.

i try SLRVJ once a week or so, just a few jumps to see where i'm at. still barely touching rim.

MORNING

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right knee, right toe
MENTAL STATE: good

- warm up

- skater jump x 10,20

- one-step RVJ x 5,5
first three reps of second set were pretty good

- DLRVJ x 5 w/vest
got out to three steps and could not get organized. took vest off.

- DLRVJ x 10
mediocre, best was probably 34.5. but the fact that my mediocre days are the same as last year's good days is great.

right knee bugging.

- foam roll and stretch

EVENING

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right knee pretty bad
MENTAL STATE: tired

- warm up

- one-step RVJ x 5

- DLRVJ x 1
CNS shut second jump down, knee bugging too hard

- MB OH toss x 5

totally wacked out. what a wasted week from a training standpoint. toe is bothering me again now after the workout, to boot.
 

two things:
1. you don't do exercises like bounds for their own sake. you do them because they teach your body something. you just started learning how to do them. be patient.
2. improvement doesn't have to be - and in fact rarely is - linear. you might struggle to get technique right for bounds for a while and then all of a sudden something clicks and you get a 50cm improvement all at once. you follow my journal, you know how long i was at 33-34 on my "good" days and then how suddenly that jumped up by 2-3 inches.

right big toe wrecked. i've been limping all day. fuck. did daily routine as best i could.

This discussion makes me wonder about a hypothetical scenario:

- Athlete weighs 200lbs, squats 2x bw
- Athlete cuts down weight
- Athlete weighs 175lbs, squats 2x bw still

How would his DLRVJ, SLRVJ, and SVJ been affected, assuming all other factors were held constant?

depends.